BBC RADIO 4

FM 92.4 - 96.1 LW 198 Freeview 704 Sky 0104 Virgin 904

5.30am News Briefing

5.43 Prayer for the Day

5.45 Farming Today

5.58 Tweet of the Day

6.00 Today

9.00 Midweek

9.45 (LW) Daily Service

9.45 (FM) Book of the Week:

Snow By Marcus Sedgwick.

10.00 Woman’s Hour Including at 10.41 the 15 Minute Drama: part eight of Northanger Abbey.

10.56 The Listening Project

11.00 PICK Slaughter of

the Innocents

11.30 The Write Stuff With Lynne Truss, Mark Billingham John Walsh and Sebastian Faulks.

12noon News

12.01 (LW) Shipping Forecast 12.04 Home Front

12.15 You and Yours Consumer news.

1.00 The World at One

1.45 Travels with Bob 2.00 The Archers

2.15 PICK Drama: Curious Under

the Stars By Meic Povey.

3.00 Money Box Live

3.30 Round Britain Quiz Northern

Ireland takes on the Midlands.

4.00 Thinking Allowed

4.30 The Media Show

5.00 PM Presented by Eddie Mair.

5.54 (LW) Shipping Forecast

6.00 Six O’Clock News

6.15 The Rogues Gallery at

Christmas With Lenny Henry.

6.30 State of the Nations New series. Elis James tours the four nations of the UK in search of our distinct identities.

7.00 The Archers Kenton is in full

creative flow, and Pip is left out.

7.15 Front Row Arts programme.

7.45 Northanger Abbey

8.00 FutureProofing New series. Social and cultural implications of modern scientific advances. 8.45 Four Thought Thought

provoking talk.

9.00 Science Stories Philip Ball tells the story of Anton Mesmer. Last in series.

9.30 Midweek Lively conversation

with Libby Purves.

10.00 The World Tonight

10.45 Book at Bedtime: Persuasion By Jane Austen. Abridged by Elaine Bedell.

11.00 Sam Simmons is not a People Person New series. Written by and starring the comedian.

11.15 Roger McGough’s Other Half

Quirky sketches and poems.

11.30 The Film Programme 12midnight News; Weather

12.15 Shakespeare: Love Across

the Racial Divide

12.30 Book of the Week: Snow 12.48 Shipping Forecast

1.00 As BBC World Service

5.20 Shipping Forecast